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Early Education
How parents are beating lengthy childcare waitlists
Parents are paying hefty fees and registering for daycare before their children are even born, but experts say there are better ways to avoid the queue. See where childcare is in high demand.
Toddlers being turned into activists at childcare: Report
The federal government’s Early Years Learning Framework has been criticised for “indoctrinating infants and toddlers to radical social justice theory”.
Parents paying up to $39k for private kinders
Parents are choosing to pay tens of thousands of dollars a year to send their children to private kinders instead of free government ones. See what Victoria’s most exclusive kinders are costing parents.
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Surprising benefits of bush kinder
Kids who play and learn outdoors reap these surprising skills and benefits — but the program isn’t offered at many kinders.
’Critical’ shortage may hinder Kinder bonanza
A plan to overhaul Victoria’s early childhood system has received bipartisan support, with the move set to help kids catch up on learning time lost during lockdowns.
How Covid lockdowns killed our kids’ manners
Basic manners and social skills are lacking in our youngest Victorians after they were forced to miss two years of preschool during lockdowns.
Non-binary classes for toddlers ‘gobbledygook’
Education experts have slammed a proposed new early learning curriculum for teaching toddlers about non-binary gender identities.
Worst childcare centres putting your kids at risk
Kids are being left unsupervised, without food and even taken to the emergency department after attending these childcare centres.
Push to teach toddlers about sexual consent
Experts say it’s important kids as young as three are taught about body parts, touching and respect.
Why thousands of Victorian families aren’t using childcare
New figures reveal the financial reality of caring for children in Victoria, with many parents staying out of the workforce.
Sad Covid side effect hitting Aussie kids
Young Aussie kids are losing basic skills. But experts say it’s not too late to help them get back on track.
‘A few cases’ of son of Omicron
Victoria’s Covid commander Jeroen Weimar has revealed there are “a few cases” of the stealth Covid sub-variant dubbed ‘son of Omicron’ in the Victorian community.
Crucial reason kids need RATs to stay in school
RAT-resistant parents are being urged to consider the big pay offs for everyone in swabbing kids before school.
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